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Colombia Labor Report
Report of Witness for Peace delegation to Colombia, Aug. 2012. Two UALE members, Ruth Needleman and Mary Bellman, were members of the WfP Delegation.

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The Colombian Action Plan Related to Workers Rights
(1.24 MB): "The Colombian Action Plan Related to Workers Rights: The View Through Workers Eyes", a report put out by the AFL-CIO in July, 2012, concludes that the Colombian government has not fully implemented the plan. "...workers report no noticeable change in their ability to exercise their fundamental labor rights."

The TransPacific Partnership: Taking NAFTA Global: PowerPoint presentation by Katherine Sciacchitano and Judy Ancel, presented at UALE Conference April 2013 as a "work in progress". Intended for use with unions and Central Labor Councils, but "too long for the original goal" and "needing feedback". Powerpoint and associated documents (handouts and resource list) can be downloaded from UALE Conference 2013 Papers & Presentations page

Aimed at getting non-immigrants (or non "economic refugees") to reexamine the misinformation they are getting in the media and from right wing AM talk shows. Developed by John Kretzschmar, U of Nebraska

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Immigrant History Timeline
(135 KB)pdfEight-page timeline of immigration to what is now the United States, stretching from 40,000BCE to 2007.Relates arrivals with historical context, laws and government policy, and what was happening, on the ground. By UMass Labor Extension Program, 2007.